Record ID: YORYM-B6DCC9
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy finger ring of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1700 - 1900. The ring is formed from a thin copper-alloy band of uneven width. It is rectangular in section. The ring would have been circular but it has been bent out of shape during its time in the ground. The outer surface of the ring is decorated with linear grooves, pairs of which cover the width of the band. Both surfaces are greatly obscured by corrosion, resulting in a patchy dark green patina. The ring is 21.08mm in length, 2.64mm in width and 0.94mm in thickness. It weighs 0.52g. This finger ring is of …
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-A1DB34
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A perforated stone roof tile or thatch weight of Roman to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 43-1900. The stone is a pure chalk, cream in colour, with a rough surface. The fragment is irregular in shape and appears to have been broken in half: one half of a circular perforation with straight drilled sides is apparent. This narrows from one side to the other, suggestion that it has been bored through from one side. It is 94.69mm in length, 60.19mm in width and 27.02mm in thickness. It weighs 144g. This object was found in an area of Early-Medieval activity. As such, an Early-Medi…
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-2407DE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver commonwealth penny dating to the period 1649 - 1660 AD. London mint. Obverse of single shield with cross of Saint George. Reverse of conjoined shields with cross of Saint George and Irish harp. The coin is 12.78mm in diameter and 0.32mm in thickness. It weighs 0.35g. North 2729; Spink 3222.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-23C4EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver halfgroat of Charles I, dating to the period 1643 - 1644 AD. North 2258; Spink 2833. Tower mint under parliament. Initial mark: (P). Obverse of left-facing bust with single-arched crown and II behind head; CAROLVS . D . G [....]B REX. Reverse of oval shield; [.......] FIRMA[...]. The coin is 17.02mm in diameter, 0.60 in thickness and weighs 0.84g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-233329
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver threepence of Elizabeth I, dating to 1581 AD (fifth issue). North 1998; Spink 2573. Initial mark of long cross. Obverse of left-facing bust with rose behind head; ELIZAB[......] ET : HI REGINA. Reverse of royal shield on long cross fourchee with date above shield; PO[......] ORE / M.MEV. The coin is 18.20mm in diameter, 0.62mm in thickness and weighs 1.43g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-22ECCC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver medieval short-cross cut halfpenny, dating to the period 1180 - 1247 AD. Probably class 5b or 6d under Henricus or Tomas as moneyers. Obverse of forward-facing bust with sceptre, with pellet in beard and pellets in large, round curls; R/EX HE. Reverse of pellet-ended voided shortcross with pellet-ended saltires in corners; [...]S . ON . The coin is 18.12mm in length and 0.58mm in thickness. It weighs 0.61g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-228657
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver medieval penny of Edward I, dating to the period c. 1272 - 1307 AD. Class 2a or 3d. Mint of Canterbury. Cross pattee initial mark. Obverse of forward-facing bust with spears betwen fleurs of crown, + EDW R ANG DNS HyB. Reverse of long cross pattee with three pellets in each corner, CIVI / TAS / CAN / TOR. The coin is 18.29mm in diamter and 0.59mm in thickness. It weighs 1.28g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-7F5E5D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost complete Roman copper-alloy Trumpet brooch dating to the period c. 75 - 175 AD. The head of the brooch is a flared 'trumpet' in form, curving back and down from the bow. The curved edge is accentuated on the front by a wide groove that runs along it. The top edge of the head is notched, suggesting that a chain loop has been broken off. Behind the head is a tubular hinge with a rectangular gap at the centre for the pin. Most of the pin has broken off and is missing; however a spur remains where it was attached to the hinge bar still within the tubular casing. The bow of the broo…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-7F1187
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper-alloy shield-shaped hooked tag dating to the early post-medieval period (c.1500 - 1600 AD.) Read Class E, Type 2. The plate is shield-shaped with a moulded and openwork design of a tranverse cabled band surmounted by two fleur-de-lys, with pairs of fronds curving up and to the sides below it. The top of the plate is missing, but other examples of this type have a rectangular loop. A sharp-recurving hook extends from the bottom of the plate; it is collared and D-shaped in section. The tip of the hook is missing. The back surface of the hooked tag is entirely flat. The…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-7EC68A
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper-alloy shield-shaped hooked tag dating to the early post-medieval period (c.1500 - 1600 AD). Read Class E, Type 2. The plate is shield-shaped with a raised pellet border around the edge on the upper face and an openwork design of three fleur-de-lys in the centre. The pellets at the top corners are pointed to the side. In other examples of this type there is a rectangular loop at the top; this is missing in this example and is possibly broken off as a section is missing from the top band of pellets. A sharp, recurving hook extends from the bottom of the plate, although…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-7E50C3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy early medieval zoomorphic D-shaped single-looped buckle dating to c. 1000 - 1100 AD. The buckle has a bevelled inner edge and a rounded outer edge which bulges slightly at the apex. The strap bar is very narrow in the centre, widening towards both ends. The corners of the buckle are two stylized zoomorphic beasts which 'bite' the strap bar; these are formed from an enlarged section that is rectangular in plan and triangular in section, with incised ring and dot 'eyes' on each rectangular face. Small pointed spurs protrude from the bottom, forming little 'beaks'. These spu…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-7DE36D
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval single oval-looped clasp fastener dating to the period c.1350 - 1450 AD. The buckle consists of an oval frame with a narrowed and off-set bar and forked spacer. The upper face of the frame is bevelled while the under face is flat. The forked spacer consists of a rectangular section and two tapered prongs. Folded around the off-set bar is a square rotating closure. The front surface of the closure is covered with a mass of light green corrosion; this probably represents the corroded remains of a bar mount. One prong of the forked spacer is missing. Also missing ar…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 7th May 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-7D412B
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy attachment lug from a medieval chafing dish handle, dating to the period c. 1400 - 1500 AD. The object is hook-shaped and square in section, while the ends of the hook are tapered. It has a narrowed neck that terminates in a squared section and a circular rivet. Along with a heart-shaped frame, this would have formed the handle of a chafing dish, a vessel that would have been filled with smouldering charcoal and used to keep food warm. The object has a matt green patina and is in good condition. It is 29.44mm in length, 14.21mm in width and 8.31mm thick. It weighs 15.35g.…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-7CECAE
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy fragment from a purse bar dating to the medieval or early post-medieval period (c. 1300 - 1600 AD). The fragment consists of a copper-alloy bar that is curved and V-shaped in section. The bar flattens and curves up at an angle of approximately 45° at one end into a circular hole for a rotating suspension loop (now missing). Only half of the suspension loop hole remains as the object is broken at both ends, with old, abraded breaks. There is a further circular hole at the opposite end, in line with the suspension loop hole as well as the outlines of two further holes in b…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-2A0E13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age brooch of La Tene type I or II, dating to the period 400 - 100 BC. The bow is round in section and highly arched. There is a wide raised collar running around the bottom of the bow. The head of the brooch consists of a large coiled spring with chord running over the top, which is more common for a La Tene I type brooch. The top of a round pin extends down from the spring but the rest has been lost. The bottom of the brooch curves back and extends down at a right-angle into a sub-triangular catchplate. The end of the catchplate appears to be broken and …
Created on: Friday 9th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-29869E
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy stylus of probable Roman date (c. 43 - 410 AD). The stylus is narrow and cylindrical with a blunt point at one end. It is wide and flat at the other end in a kite shape (unsymmetrical). The two edges of the kite that form the point are very tapered and sharp. The surface of the stylus is worn but the edges betray faint traces of a pattern of narrow grooves running transversally across both faces. A further groove runs down the centre of both faces along the whole length of the object. The object has developed a shiny green patina due to copper corrosion and wear.…
Created on: Friday 9th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-FFC775
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd of handmade early medieval ceramic vessel (c. 600 - 1100 AD). The fabric is hard and dotted with holes where inclusions, possibly of an organic material, have burnt out during firing. The inclusions are angular grains with a maximum size of c. 5.0mm in a medium frequency. The outer surface of the sherd is black, probably from sooting. The centre of the sherd is grey/brown and the inner surface is grey tinged with red. The sherd represents the full side of the vessel, including a slightly rounded and jutting rim at the top. The vessel is squat and wide with everted sides; the sh…
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-FE6C13
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three lumps of copper-alloy casting waste found in same area as two Bronze Age hoards and therefore possibly associated (YORYM-D2333A and YORYM-D028FE). Largest is 57.37mm in length, 44.33mm in width and weighs 31.14. Smallest is 24.99mm in length, 20.12mm in width and weighs 183g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-FE43B3
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy fragment from a Bronze Age axehead (c. 2350 - 801 BC). The fragment is from the corner of the socket of an axehead and has a thick rounded rim along the top edge. The fragment is light green in colour. Unfortunately, not enough remains to be able to assign this axehead to a type or closer date range. The fragment is 19.18mm in length, 14.50mm in width and 5.99mm in thickness. It weighs 6.61g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-FE15AD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy fragment from an early medieval or medieval buckle (c. 800 - 1500 AD). The fragment consists of the upper sheet of a folded buckle plate; it is rectangular in form with a D-shaped space at one end for the pin. A small patch of silvering survives on the upper face. The fragment is not in good condition: the surface is worn and green with copper-corrosion. The edges are bent and worn. The object is small and thin: it is 19.53mm in length, 7.21mm in width and 0.74mm in thickness. It weighs 0.46g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
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